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Atoms in Cavities

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Confined Electrons and Photons

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSB,volume 340))

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A quantum radiator placed near a metallic or dielectric structure, or inside an electromagnetic resonator, behaves quite unlike in free space. The spontaneous emission rates can be altered and even made reversible, the Lamb shifts modified, new kinds of lasers or masers can be realized. The study of these effects constitutes the rapidly growing field of “Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics” (CQED).

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Raimond, J.M., Haroche, S. (1995). Atoms in Cavities. In: Burstein, E., Weisbuch, C. (eds) Confined Electrons and Photons. NATO ASI Series, vol 340. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1963-8_14

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